Man dies in hospital ER after being transferred from Tarrant County Jail
A 34-year-old man died at John Peter Smith Hospital on Monday after being transferred there from the Tarrant County Jail, according to the county medical examiner.
Andre Wilson died at 5:37 p.m. on Monday in the hospital ER. The cause of his death hasn’t been determined, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website. He was found unresponsive in his jail cell and life-saving measures were taken, the sheriff’s office said.
Wilson was being held at the Tarrant County Jail on a burglary charge, according to court records.
Wilson is the ninth detainee from the jail to die this year and the second this month.
Dalanna Price was found dead in her jail cell at 4:41 a.m. on Sept. 9, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of her death hasn’t yet been determined.
The first death occurred in February. Ricky Farmer, 57, was found unresponsive in his jail after being given a tray of food, according to a state report. He later died at John Peter Smith Hospital. The report doesn’t give a cause of death and Farmer’s death is not listed on the medical examiner’s website.
Willie Goode, 61, was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital during his March book-in for medical treatment. A state report does not say what the treatment was for and his death is also not listed on the medical examiner’s website.
In April, Dean Ray Stewart, 50, was found dead in his jail cell by suicide. A state investigation found that jail employees were late to check on Stewart three times. At one point, he was left alone for nearly an hour when jailers were 21 minutes late to a check. The jail temporarily lost its state certification for not being compliant with checks.
In May, Jose Manuel Rivera, 67, became the first and only detainee to die of COVID-19 while being held at the jail.
On June 19, Javonte Myers, 28, was found unresponsive in his cell. The medical examiner listed his cause of death as a seizure disorder, but his family questions whether or not he was neglected.
Jason Glendon Martin, 40, died of heart disease on June 24. The next day, 40-year-old Abdullahi Mohamed died. His cause of death is still listed as pending.
This story was originally published September 15, 2020 at 9:11 AM.
